India bowling coach Bharat Arun believes that Shivam Dube has all the qualities to become a good all-rounder at the international level. The youngster came into the limelight with his big-hitting skills during an innings of 54 in 30 balls during the second T20I against West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram. He hit four sixes alongside a good show with the ball in an earlier series against Bangladesh.
“He (Dube) is an exciting prospect and I think he is gaining in confidence from every game. Even you if look at the way he came back the way after he bowled the first over (in Mumbai) against West Indies, I think that was creditable. For Virat (Kohi), to show faith in him after the first over and also for him to bowl a good spell after that. And I think he is an exciting talent for us. As he gains in confidence, he will become a good all-rounder,” Bharat Arun told reporters.
He was all praise for the pacer Deepak Chahar, who has done well in the recent T20 games as well.
“Deepak has been exceptional even in the IPL. He is someone who can move the ball both ways. He is also a very skillful bowler, bowling slow bouncers, yorkers, I think with so much skill on hand… let me put it this way, he has got everything in him to do well at the international level,” he added.
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“See, we were looking at an ideal combination which lends absolute balance to the team. Also there was an option to use Ravindra Jadeja as an all-rounder. That really helped us. There may be occasions when there may be conducive conditions where both can be used. We have to look at overall balance of the team,” he shared.
He also commented on the competition between the bowlers in the team.
“The more number of bowlers do well, I think it augurs well for us. So it gives you a varied pool of bowlers to choose from. Also we would be seeing the conditions, New Zealand would be different, Australia would be different. So it will be horses for courses,” he added.
He spoke on not playing right-arm off-spinners more in the ODIs as well. he said: “As it is, if you look at Jadeja, you have a readymade all-rounder for us. Jadeja, after the World Cup, he has been exceptional for us. He bowls well, bats well and is the best fielder in the world. He adds a lot of dimension for us.”
